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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">Special Collections Update - July 27, 2024</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#006EB6">Valerie Winans</span></a> on Wednesday, July 31, 2024 at 6:00PM in the Lake Erie Room for the release of her book
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<span style="color:#006EB6">The Extraordinary Life of Edwin B. Winans: From the Stampede for Gold in California to the Capitol of Michigan</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Valerie's book highlights the life and legacy of former Michigan Governor
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<span style="color:#006EB6">Edwin B. Winans</span></a> (1826-1894). Prior to entering politics, Winans had ventured west to participate in the California Gold Rush. Following his return to Michigan, Winans was twice elected a member of the Michigan State House
of Representatives (1861–1865) and was a delegate to the state constitutional convention of May 15, 1867. He also was elected to the United States House of Representatives for two terms (1883-1887) and served one term as Michigan Governor from 1891-1893.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Martha W. Griffiths Michigan Rare Book Room contains thousands of rare and unique items connected to both Michigan’s past and beyond.
See examples of this diverse collection and discover the stories behind these remarkable treasures.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#006EB6">Michigan.gov/LMPublicPrograms</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">2023-24 Michigan Author Award Recipient Anne-Marie Oomen.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<span style="color:#006EB6">2023-2024 Michigan Author Award</span></a> Recipient <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDcsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYW5uZS1tYXJpZW9vbWVuLmNvbS8iLCJidWxsZXRpbl9pZCI6IjIwMjQwNzI3Ljk4MjE0NzAxIn0.AAuMPdNnFsuSNylfJnU7n3zDKGBt9RhqYpwK023ETs4/s/3092011697/br/246465218485-l" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#006EB6">Anne-Marie Oomen</span></a> at a reception at the Library of Michigan on Saturday, September 7, 2024 from 6:00PM-8:00PM. View
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<span style="color:#006EB6">Michigan Author Award</span></a> by visiting the Michigan Center for the Book page at
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<span style="color:#006EB6">Michigan Notable Books</span></a> award as well as other publications produced by Michigan presses and authors. Users can access a mixture of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry titles that all connect to Michigan subject matters - all
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<span style="color:#006EB6">ReadMichigan.org</span></a> content via geolocation at any time. Items may be accessed through a user's web browser or through the Biblioboard app, which is available through the
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<span style="color:#006EB6">ReadMichigan.org</span></a> for your next book club selection or community read. Michigan teachers are also encouraged to connect their students with the collection.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">2024 National Book Festival poster and Michigan selections for the Great Reads from Great Places program.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">2024 National Book Festival and Michigan Great Reads from Great Places Selections<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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<span style="color:#006EB6">2024 National Book Festival</span></a> will be held in the nation’s capital at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center on Saturday, August 24, from 9:00AM - 8:00PM (doors open at 8:30 a.m.). The event is free and open to the public.
A selection of programs will be livestreamed online, and videos of all programs will be available shortly after the Festival. Library of Michigan staff will be attending the event to represent Michigan during the festival.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#006EB6">Great Reads from Great Places list</span></a>. It is a selection of books that represent the literary heritage of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands and distributed by the
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<span style="color:#006EB6">Library of Congress’s Center for the Book</span></a> during the National Book Festival. The Adult and Youth selections for Michigan are:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dilla Time : The Life and Afterlife of J Dilla, the Hip-Hop Producer Who Reinvented Rhythm</span></strong> by Dan Charnas<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:5.25pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Youth Selection - <strong>
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